BCG Daily Monday 12th March 2012
Press clippings
Gigglebox weekly #41
This week Ian Wolf experiences Zen navigation and some rather pointless cameras.
Ian Wolf, Giggle Beats, 12th March 2012Radio 4 pilots US version of News Quiz
Transatlantic take on topical quiz show marks first time a BBC Radio 4 comedy programme has been remade in the States.
Ben Dowell, The Guardian, 12th March 2012Filming starts on second series of Friday Night Dinner
Principal photography begins today on the second series of Friday Night Dinner, with six episodes due to be broadcast this autumn and a Christmas Special for December 2012.
Channel 4, 12th March 2012Comedy is key to keeping youthful BBC3 audience happy
"I can't overstate the importance of comedy" says BBC Three controller Zai Bennett. "If you get comedy right it can define your channel."
Ian Burrell, The Independent, 12th March 2012The Infidel to be given Bollywood remake
David Baddiel and Omid Djalili's film The Infidel has been snapped up by Bollywood for a remake in Hindi.
Such Small Portions, 12th March 2012Dirk Gently episode 2 review
Episode 2 of Dirk Gently much improved, with plenty of energy, silly sci-fi, and fun...
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 12th March 2012Videos
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TV & radio
9am30 min
Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section
Series 1, Episode 2The band are joined by Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee guest Nick Helm, and explore the relationship between man and dog and dinosaurs and puns.
11:30am30 min
Wordaholics
Series 1, Episode 4Michael Rosen, Arthur Smith, Paul Sinha and Natalie Haynes play the word-based panel game.
5:15pm30 min
Roy
Series 2, Episode 10 - DIY RoyRoy and friends are building a rabbit hutch, but Roy's eagerness destroys it and the team fires him. Bill employs Roy on a decorating job which also ends badly. Can Roy repair the damage and make up with his mates?
5:45pm30 min
The Ministry Of Curious Stuff
Series 1, Episode 10Vic and his team determine whether it's possible to predict the future, investigate the world's smallest farmers and discover the longest song ever written.
6:30pm30 min
Just A Minute
Series 62, Episode 6Paul Merton, Liza Tarbuck, Josie Lawrence and Kit Hesketh-Harvey are this week's panellists with Nicholas Parsons at the helm. Which one of them has the greatest gift of the gab?
9pm30 min
Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask
Series 1, Episode 6Alexander Armstrong is joined by Russell Kane, Andy Parsons and Steve Punt for the last episode in the series.
9pm60 min
Dirk Gently
Episode 2With business far from booming, Dirk and MacDuff style themselves as holistic security consultants and return to the university that expelled Dirk for cheating twenty years earlier.
10pm30 min
Watson & Oliver
Series 1, Episode 4The Teenage Girls try to catch the bus home but are distracted by two boys. Meanwhile, Colin Firth is humble, and Julio Iglesias is reunited with his son Enrique for a chat and a song.